Sometimes comic relief can be educational…like this anecdote of my neighbor, SOX, and the Empire Today installers working in her home!
My neighbor was having flooring put in by Empire Today
and as the installers were doing the work, her cat, Socks, kept hanging around. One of the installers asked what the cat's name was and when she told him, he said, with a grin, "Oh, as in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?" They all had a chuckle, but then it turns out my neighbor and the other installer actually weren't completely sure of exactly what that act entailed. So the installer who had cracked the joke explained. It turned out, his previously full-time accounting job had been reduced to part-time, and he had found a job through Empire Today Careers as an installer…based on previous construction experience he had from working his way through college. He said he was actually enjoying the balance of the two types of work. In any case, hearing this anecdote from my neighbor made me chuckle along with her…and I admit, I had to ask, just like she did, to be reminded of the basics comprised in this act. So the bonus for her floor installment was a bit of civics, for at least a few of us who needed it!
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